Newspapers may shrink - but the news is thriving

In a wide-ranging look at the decline of printed newspapers in the States, Jack Shafer points out that none of the recent innovations - be it colour printing, kids' pages, expanded high-school sports coverage, service journalism or bingo games - will recreate their media dominance. But he thinks they have a long way to go yet, especially titles such as the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. And, he says, "don't mistake the decline of newspapers with the decline of journalism". People may prefer to get their news from the web but their appetite for it remains insatiable. (Via Slate Magazine)